WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health Dental Service Program application now open

WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health Dental Student Service Award Program application is now open.

Are you a fourth-year dental school student thinking about practicing in a rural community? Could you use $50,000 to help pay for school? The #ICRH service program applications for dental students is now open.

The application closes December 16, 2022. Awards will be made by March 2023.

Service program recipients receive $50,000 for a two year commitment.
Students who are awarded service program funding must sign a contract and practice full-time (32-40 hours per week) for a minimum of one year at an eligible site.

Questions? Contact avestal@hsc.wvu.edu.

Apply now: https://www.hsc.wvu.edu/icrh/students/dental-student-service-program/.

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